Press release -
Press Invitation: Announcement of the 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Welcome to cover the announcement of the 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Time: March 31 at 12:40 pm
Venue: National Library of Sweden, Humlegårdsgatan 26, Humlegården Stockholm
Opening speaker is Minister for Culture and Democray Mrs Alice Bah Kuhnke. Jury Chairman Boel Westin announces the 2015 laureate at 1:00 pm CET. The announcement will be followed by a short presentation of the laureate(s) by the jury.
The announcement and presentation will be broadcast online at www.alma.se/en and relayed live to the international Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
For interviews by with jury members, please contact Communications Officer Helene Andersson. The award office may provide journalists, if possible, with contact information for people and organisations with expert knowledge about this year’s laureate(s). Photos and press release will be available in our press room: http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/alma.
A press package with videos in high resolution from the press conference will be available on www.thenewsmarket.com/alma during the afternoon. Please register if you are a first time user. Questions about registration may be forwarded to journalisthelp@thenewsmarket.com.
The National Library of Sweden will exhibit selected parts from the Astrid Lindgren Archives in connection with the press conference.
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The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the world's largest award for children's and young adult literature. The award, which amounts to SEK 5 million, is given annually to a single laureate or to several. Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and reading promoters are eligible. The award is designed to promote interest in children's and young adult literature. The UN convention of rights of the child is the foundation of our work. An expert jury selects the laureate(s) from candidates nominated by institutions and organisations all over the world. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was founded by the Swedish government in 2002 and is administrated by the Swedish Arts Council.
